The legendary Andy Warhol Factory Superstar and New York’s undisputed queen of the underground, Penny Arcade, is coming to Alice Springs!

Penny Arcade will be performing in Alice Springs to complete her Australian tour prior to her return to the US with her new double award winning Edinburgh show, Longing Lasts Longer.

Araluen Arts Centre Director Mark Crees said he was looking forward to the show, as it had already received rave reviews.

“Following performances at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and seasons in Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane, Penny Arcade is set to bring her remarkable show with her passionate rumination on love, longing and loss – Longing Last Longer – to Alice Springs, where I’m sure she’ll be very popular,” Dr Crees said.

Driven by her magnetic rock n’ roll energy Penny Arcade’s acclaimed razor sharp satire is mixed live to a euphoric music soundscape inspired by four decades of pop culture.

Dr Crees said Longing Lasts Longer turns contemporary stand up on its head and sees audiences thinking, laughing and dancing all at the same time.  It also brings to Alice Springs a remarkable person and an act that will stay with audiences for years.

Since first climbing out of her bedroom window at age 14, Penny Arcade (aka Susana Ventura) has become one of the most influential performers in the world.

Recruited by Andy Warhol to be a Factory Superstar while still a teenager, Penny Arcade then spent over a decade engaged in globe hopping, performance art and international intrigue before returning to New York City.

On the themes of the show, Penny said: "You need to be able to see the alternative in order to live the alternative… And what's being done now in all of the cities – all over the world – is removing the alternative, removing the bohemian, taking the rock and roll, the funk, the poetry right out of it.

“I no longer think one person can change the world, but you can certainly change the world around you. So show up!”

Penny Arcade: Longing Lasts Longer is proudly supported by 783 ABC Alice Springs Radio.

Penny Arcade will be on stage at the Araluen Arts Centre on Saturday 9 April at 8.00pm and is suitable for ages 16 and over.

Ticket prices are adults for $39.00, concession for $35.00 and Friends of the Araluen Arts Centre for $32.00 and are available from the Araluen Box Office on (08) 8951 1122.